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Disney has now provided us with the art for the up and coming Platinum Edition

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Disney Home Video has announced 101 Dalmatians: Platinum Edition which will arrive in shops on the 4th March. This all-new two-disc set features a brilliantly restored 1.33:1 presentation, as well as an all new Disney Home Theater Mix and standard Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround. Extras will include deleted scenes, a Cruella De Vil: Drawn To Be Bad featurette, a Redefining The Line: The Making Of 101 Dalmatians documentary, an all-new “Cruella De Vil” music video, 101 pop-up trivia facts, a Puppy Profiler, an interactive ”Virtual Dalmatian” game with over 101 possibilities to adopt, train and care for your very own virtual puppy, and more. Retail will be $29.99. We've attached the official artwork below:

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Are you guys serious? Does that little star (Disney Rewards) really bother you that much? If so, you can always send me the code from inside! I have a 3 year old daughter who would love to have her point value increase!

Wow, that artwork is good. I haven't gotten any Disney dvds so far, but this one is the one that will change that. I have always had a place in my heart for this one. The live action ones were just a bad joke. This is the real deal.

It would be absolutely amazing if Disney released a box set similar to the one that MGM is releasing, with all of their animated (and maybe even live-action) films that were given a theatrical release. That way the real fans could forget about the straight-to-video/dvd releases. Oh, it should have all the short films too. I'm getting myself really excited.

Oh, remember when Disney was still good? When they actually hired talented voice actors to do their animated films instead of lining up every A-list jerk-off they could think of? Although, I hear Enchanted is pretty good. In any case, I love these platinum editions. I just watched the Jungle Book the other night, and the new sound mix was mind-bogglingly good. I'm kind of puzzled about Sleeping Beauty being the next one up for platinum - the 2 disc version they put out a few years ago is still one of the best animated DVD releases in my collection. Great extras, phenomenal transfer, cool packaging - I seriously doubt if they'll do anything other than re-package that release with some new artwork. And that's too bad, because, as others have already pointed out, there are plenty of other old Disney titles needing a better release.

stanton heck wrote: Well I for one "Pete's Dragon" needs a Special Edition. There is 20 minutes of deleted footage that has never been shown on home video. I would also like to see a Special Edition of "The Great Mouse Detective"

You just named my 2 all time favorite Disney films. My others being The Black Cauldron, The Rescuers, and Oliver & Company. I always liked the less popular ones for some reason. But Pete's Dragon is such an amazing movie. I'd actually forgotten about it. I may have to go watch it soon.

stanton heck wrote: Well I for one "Pete's Dragon" needs a Special Edition. There is 20 minutes of deleted footage that has never been shown on home video. I would also like to see a Special Edition of "The Great Mouse Detective"

Yeah, I love Basil The Great Mouse Detective - bring on a SE of that. Some DTV sequels would be nice too; it is one of the few Disney stories that would support further episodes, seeing as it is basically Disney's version of Sherlock Holmes.

I do agree with all the unnecessary extra stuff that they pack in with the 2nd disc of the Platinum Editions... I griped about this when it came to Jungle book.. I found the music video actually decreased the value of the package not enhanced it... I'm 35 this year I'm sure I was taken to see the movie when I was 5, 11 and 17 respectively since I love the film.

I dont know of anyone that was alive the last time that they released the film that knows who the Jonas Brothers or whomever they are or could care... Probally a cheap Disney signed band that they're trying to promote for some reason... I said this and I'll say it again, I buy the platinum ed's for the movies, not for utter JUNK...

All in all, I just want them to finally (re)release Fantasia as a part of the Platinum collection. Great Mouse Detective deserves an SE agreed. 101 Dalmatians was one of the first movies I ever owned (the other being The Little Mermaid), so it has a special place in my heart and I will probably pick this up.

Well I for one "Pete's Dragon" needs a Special Edition. There is 20 minutes of deleted footage that has never been shown on home video. I would also like to see a Special Edition of "The Great Mouse Detective"

Definately going to pick this up! I've been waiting a long time for them to release them on platinum edition. I hope that instead of Disney re-releasing some of the other platinum editions that are out of print, they'll release some other stuff that needs SE treatment.

I want them to release Pinocchio, too. Maybe in 2009, as the only other Platinum Edition coming out next year other than this is Sleeping Beauty in October.

I love this movie. I'll be going about my day and I'll get random scenes from this running through my head. Not sure why. Probably becuase I watched this one a lot growing up and then had to watch it half a bazillion times more after my younger sister was born.

Quote: BURBANK, Calif., October 26, 2007 – For the first time in nearly a decade, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment unleashes 101 of the world’s most famous dogs when Walt Disney’s original dog classic, 101 Dalmatians: Platinum Edition comes to DVD March 4, 2008 for a limited time only. 101 Dalmatians is the true Disney Dog classic, considered by critics to be one of the best and most innovative Disney animated films. This all-new two-disc Platinum Edition is a must-own for fans big and small, featuring beloved characters Pongo, Perdita, and their 99 puppies, as well as one of Disney’s most deliciously evil villains of all time – Cruella De Vil (ranked on American Film Institute’s Best Villains of All Time List).

101 Dalmatians: Platinum Edition is brilliantly restored with enhanced picture and sound and includes all new, never-before-seen bonus features that will have fans of all ages howling with delight: An all-new interactive ”Virtual Dalmatian” game with over 101 possibilities to adopt, train and care for your very own virtual puppy, deleted songs, behind-the-scenes featurettes, an in-depth look at the personal correspondence between Walt Disney and Dodie Smith, (author of the book The Hundred and One Dalmatians), and much more.

One of the most cherished and sought-after Disney classics of all time, 101 Dalmatians is among the last films to bear the personal touch of Walt Disney. This original classic is available for a limited time only before it returns to the Disney vault.

Bonus Features

• Disney’s Virtual Dalmatians Adopt, name, train and care for your very own virtual puppy where there are over 101 possibilities. • Puppy Profiler Find out which dog you’re most like! • 101 Pop-Up Trivia Facts For The Family & Collector Discover 202 amazing things You Never Knew about the movie as you watch it – with 101 pop up facts for the family and 101 for the collector • All-New “Cruella De Vil” Music Video The classic song “Cruella De Vil” gets a contemporary twist when multitalented teen Disney Channel star Selena Gomez performs the song in a brand new video! • Redefining The Line: The Making Of 101 Dalmatians 101 Dalmatians is considered by critics to be one of the best and most innovative Disney animated films. Go behind the scenes with its creators to find out about everything - including the technological innovation of the Xerox process in animation. • Cruella De Vil: Drawn To Be Bad Inspired by flamboyant actress Tallulah Bankhead, Cruella De Vil has become a villain that movie fans love to hate. Marc Davis, an animation legend and one of Disney’s immortal “Nine Old Men” reveals how this iconic character came to be. • Sincerely Yours, Walt Disney Experience Walt Disney and Dodie Smith’s (author of the book The Hundred and One Dalmatians) actual correspondence during the movie’s production. • Deleted Songs Songs written for the film - finally come to life! • And Much More!

When Pongo and Perdita, a pair of adorable Dalmatians play Cupid for their human pets, wedding bells soon ring! In a short time, the dogs become the proud parents of 15 winsome puppies, but their happiness is short-lived. The wicked Cruella De Vil wants to buy the all puppies—to make a coat! When her dastardly offer is turned down, she orders her bumbling henchmen Horace and Jasper to abscond with the puppies as well as every other Dalmatian puppy in London. Pongo and Perdita must rally a network of animals across England with the “twilight bark” to help find Cruella's secret hideaway and rescue 99 precious puppies.